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TED talk about Quad Copters

Are quad copters athletes? Are robots athletes?

After watching the video produced by TED I was very impressed with what they were able to do with quad copters. However, I do not find these quad copters to be robot athletes. Not to discredit the outstanding advancements they have made with algorithms in quad copters, but pre-setting a device to do a task does not make the device athletic nor the person operating the drone to be athletic. In my opinion, an athlete is someone who undergoes physical difficulties against other athletes in the same conditions to complete a task. I was impressed with how they got the quad to juggle/catch and showing its flying adjustments to when they cut off a piece of the propeller was more than what I expected. In my eyes programming a quad to catch a ball or racing it around a race track reminds me more of playing a video game or flying an RC-helicopter. Not to be confused, flying a drone does require skill, just not athletic skill in my opinion. #This idea makes me think that there could be a future for drones being used for games and competitions. I could see drone racing getting bigger, I wouldn’t be surprised if other types of sport are created using drones. Maybe some type of drone hunting or even drone fishing, as drones become more popular we will see how creative people will choose to use them. Carrying This Idea forward, I am very interested to see how drone usage and popularity will increase this upcoming holiday season.